Kang'ela Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Kang'ela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Kang'ela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kang'ela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kang'ela occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kang'ela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kang'ela is the 2,372,517th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Kang'ela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kang'ela are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kang'ela is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Makueni County, where 97 percent reside, Machakos County, where 2 percent reside and Meru County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kang'ela
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